Preview — Science Fiction Films of the Seventies
by Craig W. Anderson

Science Fiction Films of the Seventies

The seventies produced some of the best and the worst ever science fiction films. But it also supplied the public with entertainment so popular, and so lucrative, that films like Star Wars and Superman set new standards for box-office gross.

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Great book about science fiction films from a very fruitful period. It covers the whole gamut from Omega Man to Solaris. Written during a time when science fiction wasn't being taken particularly seriously by major critics. The author weighs the relative merits of each film he covers and offers good film criticism that doesn't praise the quality of the idea while ignoring the quality of the execution and presentation. He takes shots at ambitious failures like Soylent Green, The Black Hole, and TGreat book about science fiction films from a very fruitful period. It covers the whole gamut from Omega Man to Solaris. Written during a time when science fiction wasn't being taken particularly seriously by major critics. The author weighs the relative merits of each film he covers and offers good film criticism that doesn't praise the quality of the idea while ignoring the quality of the execution and presentation. He takes shots at ambitious failures like Soylent Green, The Black Hole, and The Island of Dr. Moreau and rightly praises THX-1138, Solaris, among others. I remember in his discussion of Star Wars he talked a lot about its surprise success and how a lot of critics at the time didn't know what to make of it because it was a movie that was trying to be merely fun and not something deathly serious....more

Writer for 25 years on business and agriculture; editor; published author, book "Science Fiction Films of the Seventies" and in national venues such as Asimov's, Starlog, Night Cry, Twilight Zone Magazine; science fiction illustrator and artist; raised in Central Valley, attended San Jose State; partnered with father in a retail business; worked as a business consultant and public speaker; internaWriter for 25 years on business and agriculture; editor; published author, book "Science Fiction Films of the Seventies" and in national venues such as Asimov's, Starlog, Night Cry, Twilight Zone Magazine; science fiction illustrator and artist; raised in Central Valley, attended San Jose State; partnered with father in a retail business; worked as a business consultant and public speaker; international sales with Dole Pineapple; coached high school track & field, soccer for 21 years....more